What if they pay you $ 19,000 for being in bed for 60 days? NASA and ESA are looking for volunteers

If you are one of those who likes to spend a lot of time lying down, know that there is a job in which they pay a good amount of money to those who wish to spend two months in bed.

NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA) are asking for 24 volunteers who can stay in bed for 60 days, noting that those who participate will receive about $ 19,000 for their collaboration, as reported by the BGR website.

The experiment will be conducted in Germany and will aim to understand the impact of space travel on the human body and thus to test the potential benefits of artificial gravity in distant space missions.

"Join the bed rest study now! For a better life," is the official page of the program. He continues: "On behalf of NASA and ESA, the German Aerospace Center (DLR) is studying how the body is changing weightlessness.Here on Earth, bed rest simulates this state, we are looking for people to participate in a bed rest study from September to December 2019 in Cologne and a 60-day rest period. "

It is not as simple as it looks

Although, at first, this seems like a perfect job, the truth is that it is something quite complicated.

The two dozen volunteers will be tested in two groups: they will begin with 15 days of acclimatization and then 60 days of absolute rest where they will not be able to get up at all and there should always be at least one shoulder in contact with the surface.

Speaking of the bed, as you can see in the pictures, it will be slightly inclined so that the legs are higher than the head and thus improve the circulation.

Bed

It is mentioned that sometimes participants will be led to a centrifuge so that the blood returns to the feet when simulating the effects of gravity.

Of course, those who enroll in the program must have certain requirements, such as not smoking, between 1.53 and 1.90 and be in a certain age range. The team at the origin of the project will conduct a thorough selection process to locate the best candidates for your experience.

As indicated on the recruitment site, the experience will take place between September and December of this year.